Key theme: empowerment of marginalized rural Dalit community Social unit: Dalit community in Lekh tole in Limpatar VDC, ward no. 6 in Udayapur Program : CARE Nepal's Community Support Program There are 33 Dalit households in Udaypur districts Li...
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� Buses and trucks roar past the CARE Nepal supported HIV drop in centre, in Khanidanda, in the far west of Nepal, making it clear why this location is key. Being close to the border with India this small village is a pit stop for migrant workers....
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  Every year more than half a million women die needlessly from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Ninety-nine per cent of these deaths occur in developing countries. In most industrialised nations, the lifetime risk of a woman dyin...
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  “I wonder who started this practice of Chaupadi and the practice of treating menstruating women as untouchables. A woman’s life here is meaningless. I sometimes feel people don’t even acknowledge our existence.” Shobh...
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Key theme: Land rights   Social unit: Landless people in Mahottari district of Nepal who have been denied of land rights   Program that brought about the change: CARE Nepal\\\'s Chuli program (Churiya Livelihood Improvement program)...
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  “I didn’t feel good about my marriage – I was only 14. I had to work a lot in my husband’s house and for his 15 family members. I was away from my family for the first time and I cried all the time,” said Sadrika...
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  Ishshara Tamata (name changed) is a Dalit woman living in Belapur VDC, ward no. 5 in Dadeldhura district. She is working hard to raise her three children after her husband died of HIV AIDS. Fortunately, she and her children have not been infe...
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